S.F. crash kills pedestrian, injures 3

Updated 1:42 pm, Wednesday, February 5, 2014

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San Francisco firefighters and police officers attend to an accident scene involving a pedestrian death at the intersection of Yorba Street and Sunset Boulevard on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. less

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S.F. crash kills pedestrian, injures 3

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(02-04) 18:30 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A man was fatally struck by a car in San Francisco's Parkside neighborhood Tuesday, the latest in a string of pedestrian deaths that have caused concern in the city, authorities said.

Isaak Berenzon, 78, of San Francisco, was walking east across Sunset Boulevard at Yorba Street in or near a crosswalk when a southbound burgundy Toyota Corolla hit him about 10:58 a.m., police said.

He was declared dead at the scene. The driver and two passengers, all of them women, were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

Neighbors said the intersection, with no stop signs or traffic signals, is dangerous for pedestrians. The crosswalk near where Berenzon was struck features warning lights that flash when a pedestrian hits a button to cross, but it was not immediately clear if the lights were in use at the time of the crash.

"This is a terrible place to cross," said Elyse Aylward, who lives two blocks away. "I'm surprised that when they put in the pedestrian lights they didn't just put in a signal. People fly along here. The speed limit is 35, but people are usually doing closer to 50. There have been many, many accidents here."

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In San Francisco, the uptick of pedestrian deaths has raised alarm for the public and city officials. Last year, 21 pedestrians were killed, with six in December alone - making it the deadliest year since 2007. This was the city's second pedestrian death of 2014.

Police Chief Greg Suhr promised to crack down on unlawful drivers in an effort to make the streets safer for pedestrians, while Supervisors Jane Kim, Norman Yee and John Avalos introduced a resolution aiming to eliminate pedestrian fatalities on city streets within 10 years.

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